regarding, representing, or treating (a person or group) as less than human

certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented

likely to change suddenly and without reason and therefore not able to be predicted or depended upon

Comparing ideas of war in Hardy’s ‘Drummer Hodge’ and Armitage’s ‘Remains’

English

In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry', pupils compared the language, form and structure of a variety of poems connected by the themes of power and conflict. In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry continued', pupils work on making more nuanced comparisons between poems.

In 'A World at War: Poetry', pupils explore how poets presents the atrocities of World War One through their poetry. In 'AQA Power and Conflict Poetry', pupils analyse how a variety of different wars have been presented through poetry.

In this unit, pupis explore 11 of the 15 poems from the Eduqas poetry anthology. Pupils complete two lessons about each poem: one on understanding and one on analysis. Pupils study the poems in a thematically linked order so they can complete comparative and thematic lessons during the unit.

Poetry anthology: first study

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Which comparative conjunction would you use to show similarities between ideas?

Armitage describes the land in 'Remains' as which of the following?

Hardy's use of a regular rhyme scheme arguably creates ideas of __________.

Arguably, Armitage's use of an irregular rhyme scheme creates a sense of __________.

The word 'unpredictable' means which of the following?

The use of the word "possibly" in Armitage's 'Remains' creates a sense of __________.

The poem depicts an injured soldier in the aftermath of war.

The poem depicts the unceremonial burial of a soldier.

The poem depicts the glorious sacrifice of a soldier.

Which of the following is an accurate summary of Hardy's 'Drummer Hodge'?

Which of the following comparative conjunctions would you use to show difference between ideas?

The poem depicts a soldier haunted by his actions.

The poem depicts a soldier protesting against war.

The poem depicts a soldier being abandoned by his family.

Which of the following is an accurate summary of Armitage's 'Remains'?

Which of the following is the context of Hardy's 'Drummer Hodge'?

The word 'inevitable' means which of the following?

Which of the following does Hardy use to describe how Drummer Hodge's body is buried?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Content guidance

Supervision

Worksheet